I've been really enjoying the games from the 26th Ludum Dare. For those of you who don't know, the Ludum Dare is an event that happens every so often organized by indie game developers. The concept is that you have 4 days, usually over a weekend, to develop and submit a short game with that event's theme. This event's theme is minimalism. The games have really simple concepts in keeping with this theme, but I've already seen some really fun stuff come of it.
Take Rock Bottom, a game about jumping off of stuff to kill yourself so you can jump higher. It starts out simple, but the last level is really fun to work out the order of platforms to die from. I just played a game about running called RUNNERIST. I've played a lot like it, and wasn't really expecting to enjoy it. However, it managed to suck at least 20 minutes from me. The simple obstacles, wonderfully contrasting colors, enjoyable music, and slight variations in the jumping noise, along with the hilarious failure animation, really hooked me. I almost had to physically tear myself away from the screen.
There's something compelling about the power of a simple Flash game. For those of you who don't know, Newgrounds is a great place for such things. If you want to see what people have been sending over there for this Ludum Dare, check out the collection.
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